wonder what people with real winters think about desert rats freaking out?

[Kali]

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[LongtimeAZDem]

1. Yeah, but put those people outside in 116 degree heat. :D

[ChazII]

28. +116 n/t

[riversedge]

2. Flagstaff area set all time records.....

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[Kali]

4. sister in law said they got 33 inches in Flag

Coconino county in state of emergency.

[notdarkyet]

6. I'm stuck in it, buried in four feet and then snow keeps falling. My kids came over to dig me out

Because my dog can’t get out her door.

[brush]

3. It snowed in Vegas yesterday too.

And just as it was gone by the end of the day in Vegas, I'm betting it didn't last the day in Tucson either.

[Kali]

10. just saw some pix from Vegas

that is more rare than Tucson getting it, I think.

[MLAA]

5. Kali, I am a Tucsonan also. I went out this morning a threw a snowball!

[Kali]

9. my son is in town there and sent pix of girlfriend's kids' trampoline

covered with snow.

[Midnightwalk]

7. I hope we get more tonight

It’s been maybe 10 years since we got accumulation that lasted more than an hour in town. It would be cool to wake up to that but not to drive. Rain means go extra slow, snow means go extra fast.

We actually get a lot more snow than people realize but normally it is well behaved and stays on the mountains.

[Kali]

8. I'm at 4500 feet in Texas Canyon east of Tucson

couldn't get out this morning, had to leave my car at the barn and walk back to the house. we have had 4 or 5 inches so far. some was melting when temp got just above freezing, but it is still falling.

[MLAA]

12. Just turned to mixed rain and snow in east Tucson, it has been a rare treat. Stay warm and dry!

[Kali]

13. I swim at Clements pool twice a week in winter, I think it was sleeting a bit there yesterday

today would have been really fun!

[marybourg]

11. West of PHX- sun is shining, but it's hailing

tiny balls, like bb's. !?!?

[Kali]

14. somebody sent me a picture of a deck in Scottsdale with 7 inches of snow on it!

those are little snow balls. it is like snow hail. not as icy as real hail.

[marybourg]

15. Yes. That sounds like what we were getting.

[DesertRat]

22. Yeah, that was far north Scottsdale at a higher elevation

Central Scottsdale only had the small hail and a lot of rain. Our lakes and reservoirs have been several feet below normal, hope this helps a little. BRING IT ON!

[AZ8theist]

16. However, in Mesa, AZ.....The Winter Storm:

[Ptah]

17. Texas Canyon!

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[Kali]

18. i wouldn't know

never made it up there

[Ptah]

19. I was bored.

[Kali]

20. squeeeeee!!!

[CaptainTruth]

21. When I worked in SF I remember years when Tahoe ski resorts...

...had a 50 foot base.

That means 50 feet of packed snow, with powder on top.

There were years I went there in the winter & drove on roads that were like driving through canyons of snow, piled several stories high.

I laughed when cities were shut down with 8-10 inches of snow, when Tahoe got 5-6 feet of snow the same day, & they soldiered on.

[DesertRat]

23. A lot of them came here to escape winter

And they seem to be the ones freaking out because this isn't what they signed up for.

[DesertRat]

24. Did you see this post by the Tucson Police?

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[Kali]

25. LOL

[Leghorn21]

26. Aw now, this is simply adorable!!!

[Snackshack]

27. That's awesome good for TPD.

This has been a great winter...we actually had a winter season here this year. It started cooling off around Halloween and has lasted thru February. Last few years it was still 80-90 on Thanksgiving and we hit high 80’s by Feb. I am very much enjoying it because it will be 110° again soon enough.